The players who fell from grace but refused to quit
Such is their love of the game, a number of former Premier League stars have forged managerial careers in the ever-so-slightly less glamorous world of non-League football: Luton’s Mick Harford and [...]
Read moreManchester City have spent over £125 million since Mark Hughes took over last summer but despite that huge investment, they need to win all six remaining league games to improve on last season’s points tally.
The Spoiler asked back in December whether Hughes was the right man to take City forward, to which [...]
Read moreThese men just couldn’t stay away…
In the biblical tale of the Prodigal Son, a young man ventures to the big city to fill up on wine and hookers before going home to lead a normal domestic life as an accountant, or something. In some [...]
Read moreWow, did anybody see this one coming?
Just when you thought things couldn’t get even more bizarre at St. James’ Park, Newcastle have announced former Wimbledon boss Joe Kinnear as their new interim manager.
Having left his previous Premier League post at Selhurst Park in 1999 after [...]
Read moreIt’s better in the Czech Republic, claims Roman Bednar
The FA and Premier League’s Respect campaign took another blow today when Czech forward Roman Bednar admitted that the standard of officiating in the top-flight was poorer than in his homeland.
The Baggies striker voiced his concerns after [...]
Read moreAll the latest transfer rumours, gossip and damn lies 
The mire of spurious summer transfers has thrown up an interesting player/ club combination today: according to the rumour vine, Andriy Shevchenko could be on his way to warming Barcelona’s bench in the near future. To compensate [...]
Read moreStriker’s fondness for woven textiles proves costly 
As a karmic punishment for sporting a ropey perm, former Nottingham Forest goal machine Pierre van Hooijdonk has been conned out of £2m after investing in a Chinese textile company. The Dutchman, whose hair stylist may not [...]
Read moreThe best sports on the telebox tonight
In the Blue Square Premier, second-place Torquay are looking to catch up league leaders Aldershot when they visit Plainmoor tonight. Meanwhile, Nottingham Forest and Carlisle will be battling to secure their League One playoff places at the City [...]
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